18. MAYBE THE PEOPLE WHO WENT TO SCHOOL FOR THIS KNOW MORE THAN YOU
I was interning at the same hospital I graduated from. As a part of our internship program, I was posted in a small clinic that deals with minor medical issues which don’t require any major investigations.
So one evening this guy walks in with a complaint of neck pain. After asking a few questions it was clear that he had slept in a weird position which was the cause of the pain.
I tried to explain to him that the pain is temporary and there really is no need for him to take any medication. But the guy was adamant on getting a medication.
So I prescribed a painkiller, and since this particular painkiller was known to cause gastritis, I also prescribed a drug called ranitidine as well. This guy knew that rantac was something that doctors prescribe for stomach pain. And he had no idea what the other drug does.
But once he saw that I have prescribed, rantac he threw the prescription literally on the floor and started to complain to the nurse that we didn’t know anything and that we have prescribed a medicine for stomach pain when his complaint was neck pain.
I turned to the nurse and just explained to her why I did what I did and once he heard that he silently took his prescription and walked away.
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